diff --git a/man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3 b/man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3
index 876c21a53..8415c5893 100644
--- a/man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3
+++ b/man3/__ppc_get_timebase.3
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ has been available since version 2.17.
 Both functions are nonstandard GNU extensions.
 .SH EXAMPLE
 The following program will calculate the time, in microseconds, spent
-between two calls to __ppc_get_timebase ().
+between two calls to
+.BR __ppc_get_timebase ().
 .SS Program source
 \&
 .nf